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Court CaseFeb 2010
Racial Justice
Oklahoma Anti-Affirmative Action InitiativeOklahoma Anti-Affirmative Action Initiative
A challenge in the Supreme Court of Oklahoma to the certification of signatures submitted in support of an anti-affirmative action initiative. -
U.S. Supreme CourtApr 2008
Smart Justice
Racial Justice
Grutter v. BollingerGrutter v. Bollinger
DECIDED This case challenged the use of affirmative action in the University of Michigan's law school admissions process. The Court upheld the constitutionality of narrowly tailored race-conscious affirmative action programs that further the compelling interest of diversity. -
Court CaseApr 2008
Racial Justice
Missouri Anti-Affirmative Action InitiativeMissouri Anti-Affirmative Action Initiative
Challenges to the title and description of a misleading ballot initiative that seeks to ban affirmative action in Missouri. The cases were rendered moot when backers of the initiative failed to garner enough signatures to make it to the ballot.